DEVELOPMENT OF DIVER MONITORING EQUIPMENT

THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IN-WATER ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY SYSTEM THAT CAN MONITOR A DIVER'S PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLES WHILE HE IS FUNCTIONING IN A MISSION ROLE. THE SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED FOR HIGH DATA RATE AUDIO AND VIDEO TRANSMISSION BETWEEN THE SEAFLOOR AND THE SURFACE, AND OFFERS AN IDEAL BASIS AS A SPECIAL-PURPOSE TOOL FOR IN-SITU MONITORING OF HEART RATE, TEMPERATURE, ETC. THE BASIC SYSTEM HAS BEEN PROTOTYPE AND TESTED IN 5,000 FSW; THE PROPOSED EFFORT WILL BE TO MINIATURIZE THE DIVER SENSOR SYSTEM AND DEVELOP A MEMORY BANK TO STORE THE SENSED DATA UNTIL COMMANDED BY THE SURFACE MONITOR.